On this day: October 16

Poster 16 October Harry Janus 1384 – Jadwiga was officially crowned as 'King of Poland' instead of 'Queen' to reflect the fact that he was a sovereign in his own right. 1875 - Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah, USA. 1926 - Harry Janus (poster image), a Hungarian folk opera by Zoltan Kodaly, premiered at the Royal Hungarian Opera House in Budapest. 1950 - The first novel in the Chronicles of Na series